SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
KOSOVO AUTONOMOUS REGION
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 2004
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Source: OSCE website

Introduction
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Kosovo is technically an Autonomous Region of the Republic of 
Serbia. In 1999 the then Yugoslav regime attempted to expel the 
entire majority ethnic Albanian population from the region. This 
led to international intervention and the placing of the region 
under the administration of the United Nations Interim 
Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). The long-term future of 
the region is yet to be determined. 

These elections were for an Assembly of 120 members. The Assembly 
elects a President and has a defined area of legislative competence 
under the UNMIK administration. One hundred Assembly members are 
elected at large by proportional representation. Ten seats are 
reserved for the Serb minority, and another ten for other ethnic 
communities: Roma (Gypsies) four, Bosniaks three, Turks two and 
Goranis (Kurds) one.


Parties
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* AAK - Aleanca pėr Ardhmėrinė e Kosovės (Alliance for the Future of 
   Kosovo)
* KDTP - Kosova Demokratik Turk Partisi (Kosovo Turkish Democratic 
   Party)
* LDK - Lidhja Demokratike e Kosovės (Kosovo Democratic League)
* Ora (Hour)
* PD - Partia e Drejtėsisė (Justice Party)
* PDK - Partia Demokratike e Kosovės (Kosovo Democratic Party)
* PShDK - Partia Shquiptare Demokristiane e Kosovės (Albanian 
   Christian Democratic Party of Kosovo)

PRELIMINARY SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS
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Total Electorate:         1,297,975
Total Ballots Cast:         663,357   51.1
Invalid Ballots:             17,006   02.6
Total Valid Ballots:        646,351   97.4
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Party                         Votes   %               Seats
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AAK                          53,514   08.3  (+00.5)     9  (+1)
KDTP                          8,933   01.4  (+00.4)     2  (-1)
LDK                         292,778   45.3  (-00.3)    49  (+2)
Ora                          40,466   08.3              9
PD                            6,491   01.0  (+00.4)     2  (+1)
PDK                         185,162   28.6  (+02.9)    31  (+5)
PShDK                        11,695   01.8  (+00.8)     2
Others                       47,312   07.3              5
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Total                       646,351                   120
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The number of seats won by each party is an estimate.